Crops
How to Look After a Poultry Farm in Winter
Poultry farms need special care in winter to keep chicks warm without cutting off fresh air, from jute curtains to week-by-week brooding temperatures.
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Agribusiness
Magura's Pigeon Traders Hit by Covid
Fancy pigeon traders in Magura have suffered financial losses because of the coronavirus situation.
Livestock
Ostriches to Be Raised at Home, Each Giving as Much Meat as a Cow
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute is studying ostriches at Savar and plans to take ostrich farming to trained model farmers across the country by 2025.
Livestock
Antibiotic-Free Broiler Chicken Raises Hopes of a Protein Revolution
Researchers at Rajshahi University have produced an antibiotic-free broiler, the Green Broiler, which they say tastes better and could help meet the protein needs of low-income people.
Livestock
Farmers Demand Tk 350 Cut in Poultry Feed Price per Sack
Poultry farmers want feed prices cut by Tk 6-7 a kg after soybean meal and maize prices fell, while the industry says cuts will take time.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Still High, Chicken Prices Rise Further
Winter vegetables are reaching Dhaka's markets but prices remain high, while broiler chicken has risen another Tk 10 a kg in a week.
Livestock
What to Feed Cattle for Higher Profit
Cattle do not grow well without a balanced diet, and each nutrient, protein, carbohydrate, fat, minerals, vitamins and water, plays a distinct role in their growth and health.
Livestock
Seven Cows Stolen in One Night, Farmer Weeps at Empty Cowshed
Masked thieves stole seven cows in one night from a landless farmer in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj, taking away his family's only source of income.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Rise Along With Eggs and Chicken
Chicken, egg and vegetable prices rose further in Dhaka's markets within a week, traders blaming lower farm output and rain-damaged crops.
Livestock
Cows Learn to Open the Door and Use a Toilet, Study Finds
A study published in Current Biology shows cattle can be trained to use a toilet quickly, a step researchers hope will cut harmful ammonia emissions from farms.
Crops
Titumir College Student Finds Success Raising Chickens
Starting with Tk 500 from his father, a Titumir College student in Gazipur has grown a 20-bird hobby into a 1,200-bird Sonali chicken farm.
Livestock
Saidul Succeeds With Deshi Chicken Farm
A cloth trader in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, who lost business in the Covid lockdowns now raises about 1,000 deshi chickens and can earn about Tk 50,000 a month.
Livestock
Pigeons in Clay Pots Still a Livelihood in Nachole
In several villages of Nachole in Chapainawabganj, hobbyists still rear pigeons in clay pots hung from their eaves, and some now run their households on the sale of squabs.